A digital mixing console can be installed at extra cost. 24 track analogue recording is also available.

Monitoring

The Wharf offers a five way monitor mix. This includes a bi-amped drum fill plus four amplified mixes which can be used on up to 6 wedges used singularly or paired. There are also additional sends for IEM. Monitors are powered by Crown and Ashly. Monitors are mixed from FOH and have a GEQ on each output. A separate monitor desk/splitters can be installed at extra cost.

Cinema

The cinema sound is processed by a rack of graphic equalisers offering full 5.1 level and tone control.

The unique quality of The Wharf’s sound system is that it uses our concert hall 16,000 watt 4-way system, which is digitally split for cinema with a bank of VCAs, converting the stereo rig into 2 stereo left and right 3-way systems each side of the 30’ × 11’ (9.1m × 3.3m) screen, a central vocal system, a 2-way surround system and finally a 6,000 watt sub-bass “earthquake” system used for everything from a Star Wars rocket take-off to a full size classical concert organ with 32’ and 64’ pipes.

The advantage of this unique system is that The Wharf has the power plus for a Pink Floyd live concert, and at the same time, it is the only cinema in the South West (and probably more) with the dynamics and headroom for inaudible distortion on classical orchestras, ballet and opera.

This is not found in any cinema in UK and is combined with the fact that the Wharf auditorium has the atmosphere and acoustics of a dedicated concert auditorium – and not the looks and feel of a cinema.